Rep. Sam Zager, D-Portland, and Rep. Ed Crockett, D-Portland, welcomed Dr. Patrick Connolly of Falmouth to the State House on Thursday, where he served as the Maine House Doctor of the Day. Connolly is a colleague of Rep. Zager at Martin's Point Health Care and a constituent of Rep. Crockett.
Contact:
Brian Lee [Zager, Crockett], c. 305-965-2744
Rep. Sam Zager, D-Portland, and fellow physician Dr. Patrick Connolly of Falmouth biked together to the State House Thursday from Gardiner for Bike Day at the Capitol, hosted by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. Dr. Connolly also served as Doctor of the Day for the Maine House of Representatives.
Contact:
Brian Lee [Zager], c. 305-965-2744
Left to right: Rep. Sam Zager and Dr. Patrick Connolly.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Labor and Housing Committee voted last week to advance a measure with bipartisan support from Rep. Sam Zager, D-Portland, that would help low-income Mainers establish or improve credit through their rental payments.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Sam Zager, D-Portland, introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday before the Legislature's Labor and Housing Committee that would help low-income individuals establish or improve credit through their rental payments.
LD 1107 would create a two-year pilot program at the Maine State Housing Authority to connect renters' favorable payment history to the databases of national credit agencies, such as Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Sam Zager, D-Portland, has proposed bipartisan legislation to create a new pilot project that would improve fair access to housing by helping low-income individuals establish or improve credit.
LD 1107 would create a two-year pilot program at the Maine State Housing Authority to connect renters' favorable payment history to the databases of national credit agencies, such as Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, on a voluntary basis.
Rep. Sam Zager is serving his third term in the Maine House of Representatives.
Zager is a Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, with an honors degree in history. He attended the University of Oxford as a FitzGerald scholar, completing his dissertation on race and earning a master of philosophy in economic and social history. While in England, he also worked at the U.S. Embassy in London, and was a collegiate rower.
